Sports Digest, 1985-86

BRYANT COLLEGE Sports Digest 1985-86 ^•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••* * * * * * * * if * * * Bryant College Commissionees — May 1985 * Hiring college grads is something the for the job right now, with Army ROTC. Army has always done. And lately, we've ROTC is a college program that trains been doing a lot more of it. you to become an Army officer. By helping * In fact, last year alone nearly 7,000 you develop your leadership and manage college grads chose to begin their future as ment ability. Army officers. Enrolling can benefit your immediate Why? Some wanted the opportunity future, too. Through scholarships and other to develop valuable leadership and manage financial aid. ment skil s early in their career. So the next time you're thinking about * Others were impressed with the amount job possibilities, think about the one more of responsibility we give our officers starting recent college graduates chose last year than out. And still more liked the idea of serving any other. their country around the world. For more information, contact the Pro Interested? Then you can start preparing fessor of Military Science on your campus. ARMY ROTC. * BE ALLYOU CAN BE. * * For More Information Contact: * Major Ed Zazenski 232-6275 ••••••••••*•••••••••••••••••••••••••••• BRYANT COLLEGE SMITHFIELD • RHODE ISLAND 02917 Office of the President Message ^rom thz Vio.Aido.nt, Bryant College, is proud ofa its intercollegiate athletic program under the direction o^ Leon Drury. The accomplishments o^ its student-athletes are a continual source o^ pride faor the College. It is Bryant1s objective to maintain a balanced athletic program \or men and women which ^its into the total educational process o& the College The Bryant campus o^ers students, alumni, and friends one o& the most modern physical athletic facilities in the Northeast, and we welcome your visit to our campus. U)^T^ Wm. T. O'Hara BRYANT ALL-AMERICAS ERNIE DeWITT JIMMY HALLET cer team to its first post-season tournament Basketball Golf berth. He also became the first Bryant athlete to sign a professional sports con Ernie DeWitt is the most famous basket Jimmy Hallet is the most nationally tract when he joined the Rhode Island ball player in Bryant College history. recognized athlete in Bryant College Oceaneers of the American Soccer League In his first year in a Bryant uniform history. upon his graduation in 1976. (1978), he was named both the New In the summer of 1982, he became a England Rookie of the Year for all divisions New England golf hero when he became and the ECAC Division Two Rookie of the the first New Englander in 25 years to Year. reach the semifinal round of the U.S. In each of the next three years he was Amateur golf tournament. Earlier that sum one of the top Division Two players in the mer he had become the first player in 40 KARYN MARSHALL nation, being named to Division Two All- years to win both the Massachusetts American squads in each season. He Amateur and the New England Amateur in Basketball climaxed a sensational career in 1981 the same year. when, in addition to being named first team But the high point of his amateur career Karyn earned honorable mention selec All-American by the U.S. Basketball came at the 1983 Masters tournament in tion on the U.S. Women's Basketball Coaches Association, he also was selected Augusta, Ga., where he captured the tour Coaches Division II All-America team for the ECAC Division Two Player of the Year. nament's low amateur prize, after having her spectacular play last season. In February 1981, he became the only led the entire field during part of his second In only three years, she already has player in Rhode Island collegiate basket round. become the all-time Bryant women's scor ball history to score 2,000 points and grab But his performance on the national ing leader with 1,413 points. In addition to 1,000 career rebounds. His 2,266 career amateur circuit is only part of the legend being one of the nation's top Division II points put him second on the all-time Jimmy Hallet built while he was a student scorers last season with an 18.1 average, Bryant scoring list. at Bryant. During his four-year career he she also was one of the top shooters in the became the most successful player in the country with a .614 field goal percentage. history of New England Intercollegiate golf. Her selection marked the first time a He won a record-setting five consecutive Bryant female basketball player had been New England Intercollegiate individual selected to the national coaches All- championships in addition to individual America squad. PAUL SEYMOUR titles in virtually every major college tour Basketball nament in the Northeast, including the Yale Invitational, three Toski Invitational cham Paul's sensational outside shooting pionships and the Eastern Collegiate made him a favorite of Bryant basketball Athletic Conference championship. BOB DiMATTEl fans from 1976 to 1978. He currently is playing on the PGA tour. The son of basketball Hall of Famer Paul Golf Seymour of the Syracuse Nats, young Paul helped the Indians gain their first NCAA Bob received Honorable Mention post-season playoff berth in 1978 when he recognition on the 1984 U.S. Golf Coaches averaged 18 points per game while hitting DAVE SORAFINE Division II All-America team. The selection on 58 percent of his shots from the floor Basketball marked the seventh All-America honor for and 78 percent from the free throw line. a Bryant golfer in the past 10 years. His performance earned him selection to Dave became Bryant's first basketball Bob was a regular in the Bryant lineup the Associated Press's Little All-America All-American when he was named to the for all four years of his collegiate career. team. NAIA All-American team in 1976. That He highlighted his performance with a third same year, he also was selected the ECAC place finish in the 1984 New England Division III Player of the Year. tournament. It was in 1976 that Big Dave (6-11) set He also played a key role in the Indians' a Bryant single-game scoring record with drive to the 1983 New England team tit'e. SUE CRISAFI 53 points against St. Francis College of Basketball Maine. He currently holds the No. 3 spot on the Sue became Bryant's first Academic All- Bryant men's all-time scoring list with 1,834 JIM SILVA American when she was named to the points. Golf CoSIDA (College Sports Information Direc tors' Association) College Division For two consecutive years, 1975 and Academic All-American women's basket 1976, Jim was one of the top NCAA Divi ball team in 1982. JOHN FEELEY sion Two golfers in the country. In 1984, the East Haven, Conn., native Soccer He earned third team All-American became the first woman basketball player honors in 1975 when he finished among in Bryant history to score 1,000 career John became the first Bryant athlete to the top fifteen in the national tournament. points. She finished her collegiate career receive All-American recognition when he But he saved his best performance for with 1,267 points. earned Honorable Mention Selection on his final collegiate appearance when he A 1984 graduate, she compiled a 3.4 the 1975 NAIA All-American soccer team. finished fifth in the 1976 NCAA Tourna cumulative grade point average during her A standout goaltender, his play during ment, earning himself a first team All- four years at Bryant. his junior year in 1975 led the Bryant soc America berth. Dave Sorafine John Feeley Paul Seymour ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATION LEON DRURY MIKE McGUINN Athletic Director Assistant Athletic Director Men's Basketball Coach Assistant Men's Basketball Coach As both an administrator and coach, Mike has been the principal "behind Leon Drury's name is synonymous with the scenes" man in the Bryant athletic success. department for the past seven years. In his role as Bryant athletic director, As assistant athletic director, he has Drury has upgraded the entire Bryant been responsible for upgrading the athletic program, making it one of the schedules of all 15 varsity Bryant athletic most prestigious and successful Division teams. In addition, he also oversees the Two programs in the Northeast. operation of the College's physical athletic facilities and coor Under Drury's direction, the Bryant varsity sports program has dinates the purchasing for the entire athletic department. increased from 11 to its present 15 teams. In addition, nearly In his position as assistant men's basketball coach, he is 90 percent of the College's 3,000 students take part in the responsible for recruiting and scouting. During his tenure as chief 25-sport intramural program. recruiter, six of his discoveries have gone on to earn regional Since he assumed the position of athletic director in 1978, or all-conference honors. Drury has spearheaded a drive that has seen the College's on- Mike joined the Bryant staff on a full-time basis in 1978, follow campus athletic facilities nearly double in the past five years ing a year as a part-time assistant basketball coach. Before com with the addition of the Multi-purpose Activities Center in 1980 ing to Bryant, he had been an assistant basketball coach at and the opening of 10 acres of new varsity and intramural athletic Rhode Island College. A graduate of Providence College, he was fields over the past two years. The new athletic fields and Ac a member of the Friars' nationally ranked basketball team in tivities Center gives Bryant students nearly 25 acres of athletic 1974.

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